Tournament Strategies
After receiving pocket cards, you are immediately faced with a choice: play your cards and either raise or call the blinds, or fold.
Practice Matters
After the fourth card has been dealt and the second betting interval is
After the fourth card has been dealt and the second betting interval is to begin, you should fold if you fail to hold at least a high pair or a four-card straight or flush or a three-card straight flush. You may lessen these requirements if you can string along with a small call bet.
It may appear unusually tight for a player not to stay for a fifth card
It may appear unusually tight for a player not to stay for a fifth card when holding a three-card straight or flush in his first four dealt cards, but the probabilities of the situation are against staying. The odds against the player ending up with a four-card straight or flush are about 8 to 1. Naturally, a player who always plays to the end in such circumstances will eventually fill in his straight or flush, but it's a sure bet that his gains will not cover the money lost in the process.